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| ===== Packet Naming ===== | ===== Packet Naming ===== |
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| A QWK packet filename is normally of the form: ''//ID//.QWK'' (or ''//ID//.qwk''), where //ID// is the unique QWK identifier (up to 8 valid MS-DOS filename characters, starting with an alphabetic character) of the system from where the messages were downloaded (received). | A QWK packet filename is normally of the form: ''//ID//.QWK'' (or ''//ID//.qwk''), where //ID// is the unique identifier (up to 8 valid MS-DOS filename characters, starting with an alphabetic character) of the system from where the messages were downloaded (received). This //ID// is commonly referred to as the "BBS ID" or "BOARD ID" in original QWK specifications and in Synchronet, often referred to as the system "QWK-ID" or "QWKnet ID". |
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| Similarly, a QWK Reply (REP) Packet filename is normally ''//ID//.REP'' (or ''//ID//.rep'') where //ID// is the QWK-ID of the destination system for which the REP packet is to be sent (uploaded). | Similarly, a QWK Reply (REP) Packet filename is normally ''//ID//.REP'' (or ''//ID//.rep'') where //ID// is the QWK-ID of the destination system for which the REP packet is to be sent (uploaded). |
